Autumn Newsletter - Issue #4
I wish I could begin this newsletter with all the exciting things I've been doing in the world of art this fall but unfortunately things have been a little different than I had expected. As many of you already know, in late July I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor (meningioma).
As frightening as it all was, I felt pretty confident in that I had the best doctors available and that the location of my tumor made it more likely that there would be few, if any, complications. My symptoms were minimal so I could still work and I had very few limitations due to the tumor. I had surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix on September 3rd and my recovery seemed to be going quite smoothly for a few weeks. However, I developed complications and had to return for more surgery in October, so needless to say, I haven't been able to do a lot of painting.
I do expect a full and complete recovery so it is just a matter of time before I am back in my studio painting. This is just one of those little blips in life that might make an interesting book someday.
With all the wonderful thoughts & prayers & support from family and
friends my recovery has been full of love and will be
complete with time. I will never be able to thank them enough.
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Open Studio Saturday, November 13th from 11 to 5
I had signed up for the Tucson Pima Art Council Open Studio Tour
before my diagnosis and with the help of family and a few friends
I will be able to be open on
Saturday November 13th from 11:00am to 5:00pm.
As part of the tour, six of us decided to get together by promoting "Small Works for a Big Cause" to benefit St. Luke's Home donating 25% of sales to them. The other five artists are Kurt Anderson, Jane Barton, Judy Flynn, Ginger Hambly, and Roseann Munger. I hope you can get a chance to visit their studios.
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I won't be doing a Winter Newsleter this year but hope to return with lots of "art world" info in the spring!! Thank you all for taking the time to look at my work!
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Summer Newsletter - Issue #3
Greetings!
I hope everyone is having a great summer. The rains have started here in Tucson - not a lot of rain yet but the relief is substantial. I've been very busy working on art show submissions for the upcoming art season.
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I am very excited to have been invited to participate in a traveling exhibition of The Sea of Cortez that is scheduled to premiere at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute in 2013. We will be traveling to San Carlos next spring to paint & photograph reference material for the exhibit.
The exhibit is being sponsored by The Susan K. Black Foundation.
For more information you can visit the Society of Animal Artists Website at
www.SocietyofAnimalArtists.com
and click on the link for Tour Director.
"Mountain Lookout" has been accepted into the 2010 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit.
The opening Reception and Awards Presentation will be held Saturday September 18th
in Henderson, Kentucky.
For more information:
Ohio Valley Art League
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As many of you already know, I frequently paint small quick works as studies for larger works or to simply try a new technique. Sometimes I paint them just to stay fresh & to try to loosen up my brush strokes. The paintings I do for art shows & commissions sometimes combine several photographs. It's important for me to make sure those paintings are accurate so they usually take a considerable amount of time. In any case, sometimes the small paintings turn out to be some of my favorites.
This piece was a quick 6" x 8" study of a bobcat photo I took at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
These works are now available for viewing and purchase on my website.
http://barbaraconaway.com
Zazzle
Prints and Note cards will be available soon!
Thank you for taking time to look at my artwork - feel free to forward this to you friends!!
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